I finally found myself
I saw what it was
That I just don't like
I saw what it was
That causes me problems
I saw it by looking.
Looking into eyes
That were not my own
I studied myself for hours
Angry at what I'd become
Disillusioned at what I would be
It was in my father that I saw this
It was in him
That I looked into me.

We walk along the beach
The night echoing around us
All four of us together
Our footsteps in the sand
Our talk is animated
The sky's filled with excitement
As we share our dreams and hopes
Which are lifted by the winds
We hurry to get our words out
Our voices are joined
Yet our lives diverging
As our futures shape different paths
In that one moment
In that photograph of time
I could see us far away
From each other as well as here
I turned to see the past
Glowing in the moonlight
Our footsteps were gone
Our mark on the world unnoticed.

Scratch beneath the surface
To find the me
That's hiding inside
Why should I come out?
How will things change?
It will be all I have to offer
And all I have to show
If I command no respect
If I turn heads away
I have no extra trick
No card to turn up trumps
What do I do then?
Who do I turn to?
Once I've built myself from nothing
Into a kingdom that is me
What if no one comes knocking?
How do I accept defeat?